Batch File rookie with an idea

[Matridom]

How about a linux Live CD or bootable USB stick with a *nix distro on it?

It will read NTFS, by-pass all permissions, and you can script commands fairly easy in the bash shell. Finally, since it's *nix, it will probably be immune to the virus on the system you are cleaning.

[Niclo Iste]

How about a linux Live CD or bootable USB stick with a *nix distro on it?

It will read NTFS, by-pass all permissions, and you can script commands fairly easy in the bash shell. Finally, since it's *nix, it will probably be immune to the virus on the system you are cleaning.

Hmm it's plausible but I need dos or the command prompt to run the antispyware and andivirus tools I have.

[Matridom]

Hmm it's plausible but I need dos or the command prompt to run the antispyware and andivirus tools I have.

I was making the assumption that if the system is so bad that you are resorting to a command shell to recover files, you would be re-formating the system.

Also as it's been stated earlier, there is no DOS in windows 2k and beyond. With XP/vista, I would say the majority of drives are formated NTFS, that means that your boot disks to dos won't be able to read the drive regardless to clean.

I find that if you can't clean it from inside of windows, the OS is too far gone to recover and you are re-installing.